Obituaries
All Obituaries
Leroy R. Loveless
Jan 3, 2016
LeRoy R. Loveless, 89, of Marion passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016 at his home. Visitation: 5 – 7 p.m. Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Funeral Service: 10 a.m. Friday, January 8 at Grace Baptist Church located at 1461 East Post Road, Marion, Iowa 52302. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his...
Betty Derosia
Jan 2, 2016
Betty DeRosia, 77, of Anamosa received her Angel wings on Saturday, January 2, 2016, after a courageous battle with lung cancer at her home in Anamosa. Family and friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, with a vigil at 2:30 p.m. A funeral mass will...
Bruce D. Waters
Jan 2, 2016
Bruce D. Waters, 61, of Marion, died Saturday, January 2, 2016, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 6, 2016, also at the funeral home. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Iowa. Left to remember him are his sisters,...
Harry "Ed" Wharton
Jan 1, 2016
Harry E. “Ed” Wharton, 92, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, January 1, 2016, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Private Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife, Donna; sister-in-law, Joyce Miller; sister and brother-in-law, Nancy and David Reed; friend, John Hlavacek; beloved pet, Muffey; and many nieces and...
Karen Marie Moore
Jan 1, 2016
Karen Marie (Rozinek) Moore, 58, of Coggon, went home to her Lord on Friday, January 1, 2016, after a long and courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Parish Vigil Service will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City. Visitation: 4-7 p.m. Monday, January 4, 2016, also at the funeral home. Memorial Mass: 10:30...
Pamela Anne Schuldt
Dec 31, 2015
Pamela Anne Schuldt, 69, of Marion, Iowa, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospice Unit, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Family will greet friends from 9:30-11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. A private family burial will be...
Beverly Jeanne Zacek
Dec 31, 2015
Bev Zacek of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died December 31, 2015, at Living Center West. Per Bev’s wishes, there will be no visitation or service. Private inurnment will take place at the Linwood Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements made by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include three daughters, Lynne (Bob) Zeman of Solon, Iowa, Cindy (David) Whisler of Sioux...
Lori Ann Heinrichs
Dec 31, 2015
Lori A. Heinrichs, 50, of Waterloo and formerly of Manchester, died Thursday, December 31, 2015. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Bohnenkamp - Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, Iowa, with a Funeral Service beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at the Funeral Home. Burial will be at...
Robert "Bob" Mcbride
Dec 30, 2015
Robert “Bob” McBride, 96, of Marion passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion. Per Bob’s wishes, cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Life will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection by Pastor Dennis Johnson, located at 3500 29th Ave in Marion. The family will greet...
Roberta Arlene Bowen
Dec 30, 2015
Roberta Arlene Bowen, 72, of Conroy, Iowa, died, Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic, Iowa City, Iowa. Arrangements made by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.
Buddy Lee Hoffman
Dec 29, 2015
Buddy Lee Hoffman, 73, of Marion passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice of Mercy. Per Buddy’s wishes, his body was donated to the University of Iowa for medical research. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Survivors include his son, Steve...
William "Bill" Charles Jess Jr.
Dec 28, 2015
William “Bill” C. Jess Jr., 74, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, December 28, 2015 at Hospice of the Valley, in Mesa, Arizona due to complications after surgery. Per Bill’s wishes, his body was cremated. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 23, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, Iowa. Survivors include his wife,...
Kathleen E. Lindley
Dec 28, 2015
Kathleen Ellen Lindley, 82, passed away Monday, December 28, 2015, at Heartland Nursing Home in Moline, Illinois. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 2, 2016, at the Grace Community Church, 2707 Dubuque Street NE, in North Liberty, Iowa. Celebration of Life will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 3, 2016, at...
Dorothy Mae Emerson
Dec 28, 2015
Dorothy Emerson, 85, of Cedar Rapids, died on December 28, 2015. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 31, 2015, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be held an hour prior to service. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements made by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her children, Monica Kuda of Cedar Rapids, June...
Everett Gale Dague
Dec 25, 2015
Everett Dague, 84, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away peacefully Friday, December 25, 2015, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, in Hiawatha, Iowa. Memorial services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 9th, 2016, at River of Life Ministries, at 3801 Blairs Ferry Road NE, Cedar Rapids. Pastor Steve Irwin and Derek Shields will be officiating. A reception will...
Geraldine Reinburg
Dec 25, 2015
Geraldine “Gerry” Reinburg, 88, of Marion passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 at Crestview Acres. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Silver Creek United Methodist Church in Masonville, Iowa by Rev. Sherri Anderson. Burial will follow at Silver Creek Cemetery. She is survived by her children, Bob Reinburg of Amana, Bill (Pam) Reinburg of Richview, IL, and...
Dorothy Loretta Jensen
Dec 24, 2015
Dorothy L. Jensen, 84, of Cedar Rapids, died on December 24, 2015, at her residence at Heritage Nursing Home. Her beloved grandson, Alexander C. Potts saw her suffering and on December 23, 2015, prayed to his angel baby boy Maximus to take her hand in his and led her to eternal peace with him. During her stay at Heritage Nursing...
Rosaline Viola Heiberger
Dec 23, 2015
Rosaline “Rose” Viola Heiberger, 90, of Manchester, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Good Neighbor Nursing Home in Manchester. Visitation: 12:30 – 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at the Delhi United Methodist Church with a Funeral Service beginning at 2 p.m. at the church. Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Delhi, Iowa. Arrangements by Bohnenkamp - Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...
Ronald Eugene Dennis
Dec 22, 2015
Ronald Eugene Dennis, 50, of Marion, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at his home after a long battle with illness. In respect of Ron’s wishes, there will be no services. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, Iowa. He is survived by his daughter, Morgan Dennis of Marion; sons, Jordan Dennis of Colorado, Mark Hoyer of Marion,...
C. Craig Brandon
Dec 21, 2015
C. Craig Brandon, 67, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died after a long battle with lung cancer Monday, December 21, 2015, at his home. Memorial services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 26, 2015, at the Cedar Valley Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2204 26th Street NW Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52405. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa is assisting...